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Looking for recommendations for an optic for a quick handling woods gun. I have a Marlin 336 in 35 Rem. Need a quick handling optic 5 - 100 yards range. What would be your suggestions? I was contemplating a Leupold 2-7x33 with a heavy duplex reticle.

2x7 would be fine, 1x6 would be good as well

Mine has a 2-7 Leupold, the 2-7 is an excellent choice.



My 375 Win has a 1-4 on it, also a great choice.

I’d be inclined to find a steel tube Weaver 1.5x post and crosshair.

Mine wears a Weaver K2.5

Aimpoint H2

My CVA 35 Remington has a Leupold 2-7 on it and I consider it scoped about perfectly.
peak98

Nothing wrong with 2-7 or 2-8
Don’t forget to look at LVPO with standard duplex.

You stand hunting? A 2x7 as recommended. Deep dark woods spend some extra money to get the brightest scope you can.Driving deer? I would look at the Leupold 1.5x5 twilight hunter. Nice German 3p type reticle with a center illuminated red dot. Nice uncluttered sight picture with a very easy to acquire aim point. I have a similar now discontinued Burris with a nearly identical reticle. Excellent on moving game.

I recently gave my youngest son my 336 35 Rem with a 2-7X recent Japanese Weaver that had proven dependable.

I have Leupold 1x4x20s on mine with Burris Medium Zee rings. It is all the glass you need for that calilber, and it is smaller than most scopes with the longest eye relief.

I’ve got a 1-4 leupold on mine and also just bought another for my 30-30. My 375 wears one too. I think the short scopes just look better. But I also think a 2-7 would be better for threading a bullet through the brush.

Ive run 4x and 2-7X on a couple.

Really like sub 4x for woods/movers.

Only issue is under 3X you can see the front sight. Just an mild annoyance.

Bushnell Banner on 1.5-4 power
I keep it on just above 2× to eliminate the front sight ghost.

How high does it sit compared to a 1" scope in low rings?

It’s as low as you can get a scope on a Marlin.

Mine has a 1-4x20 and it works well for what I do. Seems to be always set at 3x for whatever reason.

Not sure how I ended up quoting your reply. 🤪

Was meant to be for the reply about the Aimpoint.

Sit pretty low?

My 336 in .35Rem wears a 2-7 Redfield Revolution, which is a rebadged Leupold. It sits really low, with the bell just clearing the sights and just enough room to manipulate the hammer at the back. I'd go that route again.

I want to say I used a Weaver base, then did the coin trick with my scope to see how high rings would need to be to clear everything, and found some Weaver-style rings from Vortex that were perfect in height and not very expensive.